Ash Wednesday Sermon: What Have You Done With God’s Grace? ~ Fr. Perricone

About this sermon

Each year Holy Mother Church gives us Lent because we forget. We see the crucifix — but we do not see it. We receive grace — but we waste it. We make resolutions — but we abandon them. Just as we grow blind to the New York skyline or the great monuments of the world, we grow spiritually numb to the Cross of Christ. On Ash Wednesday, ashes are placed on our foreheads to remind us: You are nothing without the grace of God. This powerful traditional Catholic reflection challenges us to examine: What have I done with the graces God gave me since last Lent? What comforts have I cultivated that keep me from loving Christ fully? What rationalizations and compromises have I made? What obstacles are blocking grace in my soul? St. Teresa reminds us: “Anything that does not lead you to God is an obstacle. Throw it far from you.” Lent is the time for change. And if not now — when? 0:00 – Walk Fund: Forming Catholic Men 0:30 – Opening Prayer 0:36 – Why We Stop Seeing What Is Right Before Us 1:26 – The Wounded Nature of Man After Original Sin 2:37 – Why Holy Mother Church Gives Us Lent 3:07 – The Meaning of Ashes 3:29 – The Question of Ash Wednesday 4:04 – Obstacles Blocking Grace 4:28 – Comforts That Keep Us From Christ 4:51 – Rationalizations and Compromise 5:20 – “Spare Us, O Lord” 5:58 – “Anything That Does Not Lead You to God…” 6:26 – This Lent Is Time to Change 6:49 – Final Blessing https://www.youtube.com/@MyDearCatholicFriends https://www.fatherperricone.com/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #AshWednesday #Lent #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSermon #LentenReflection #ChristCrucified #CatholicFaith #CatholicMen #ChristianMasculinity #ExaminationOfConscience

Topics

• Grace